Lionel Train Company has the following information for this year and next year. Current Next Year Year
Question:
Lionel Train Company has the following information for this year and next year.
Current Next
Year Year
Trains purchased 40,000 48,000
Trains scrapped in production 4,000 3,000
Trains sold 36,000 45,000
Average Selling Price $150.00 $140.00
Average Cost per Train $100.00 $ 90.00
• Calculate the Growth, Price and Productivity variances for next year.
• Indicate if the variance is favorable (F) or unfavorable (U).
• Reconcile the revenue, costs and income for the current and next year.
4A – Growth
4B – Price-Recovery
4C – Productivity
4D – Reconcile the variances in income from the current year to next year.
Current Next
Year Growth Price Productivity Year
Revenue
Cost
Income
4E – What conclusions can you draw from the variance analysis
Accounting Tools for Business Decision Making
ISBN: 978-1118128169
5th edition
Authors: Paul D. Kimmel, Jerry J. Weygandt, Donald E. Kieso